Word: functions
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Second, the audience wonders why this family stays together at all. While O'Neil certainly saw the family as part of the cause of tragedy, he also allowed it to function as a source of support. Gammons has subverted most of the text and stage directions that directly present those few non-dysfunctional moments of this family. When Jamie declares "I love you more than I hate you," one has to believe that he means...
SINCE THE NEW BUILDING approach won't get very far, the crowded should band together to make themselves heard. Otherwise, disgruntled students cannot expect college administrators to take their concerns to heart. The Undergraduate Council could greatly boost its abysmal popularity rating (and perhaps even perform a useful function) by addressing the current housing crunch...
...early 1960s, 50,000 babies a year died because they were born without a chemical substance necessary for proper lung function. Today, thanks to one Harvard researcher, such infants' chances for survival have more than doubled...
...sure that our best students from our best schools are less well prepared than when I graduated. Where I agree is that many of our graduates still lack the skills they need to function effectively in this society, and this requires vigorous programs for change...
...true that Gorbachev will ultimately be rejected by his nation in a free election, and that Russian Republic President Boris N. Yeltsin, emerging as the hero of a new Russian Revolution, could easily take over. Yet while Yeltsin performs a useful function as a radical benchmark against which Gorbachev's reforms can be measured, it is far from clear what his popular brand of leadership and his simplistic platform could do to meet the country's needs at this critical juncture. Yeltsin's rash behavior and undemocratic instincts could turn out to be huge obstacles as he prepares to face...